Riding-habit.



M. COWEN. RIDING HABIT.

' I APPLICATION FILED JUNE 7, 1912. 1,059,527.

Patented Apr. 22, 1913.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

Witnesss Inventor V y k v I'. a l

M. COWBN. RIDING HABIT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 7, 1912. 1,059,52 Patented Apr. 22, 1913.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2. a

Inventor U Attorneys COLUMBIA FLANOGRAPH CO. WASHING ON, D4 c.

MAX COWEN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

RIDING-HABIT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 7, 1912. Serial No. 702,309.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MAX CownN, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Riding-Habit, of which the following is a specification.

One object of the present invention is to provide a riding habit, the coat and skirt portions of which are unbroken at the front and at the rear of the garment, portions of the trousers being extended to complete the coat at the sides thereof.

A further object of the invention is to provide, in a device of the class above mentioned, trouser-forming portions having tongues which are caught in the seams of the garment, to support the trousers at the front and at the rear, portions of the trousers forming the side portions of the coat, thereby to support the trousers at the sides of the garment.

WVith the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and' claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing fronrthe spirit of the invention.

In the drawings,Figure 1 shows the invention in front elevation; Fig. 2 is a rear elevation; Fig. 3 is a front elevation, the habit being thrown open; Fig. 4 is a section on the line AB of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a section on the line 0-D of Fig. 1; Fig. 6 is a plan showing the outline of the front and rear sections which form the skirt and form also, the central portions of the coat; Fig. 7 is a plan of the member which forms, at once, the side portions of the coat at the front and the forward portions of the trousers; and Fig. 8 is a plan of the member which, at once, forms the side portions of the coat at the back and the rear portions of the trousers. Fig. 9 is a sect-ion on the line E--F,' of Fig. 1.

The riding habit herein disclosed comprises 'a pair of main front sections, denoted generally by the numeral 1, and a pair of main rear sections denoted generally by the numeral 2. The sections 1 and 2 resemble each other so closely in general outline that Fig. 6, although illustrating specifically, one of the front sections 1, may be employed with propriety as illustrating the rear sections 2.

Each of the front sections 1 comprises a coat strip 3 having a laterally projecting gore 4, the upper edge of which is rounded as indicated at 5.

Referring particularly to Fig. 2, each of the rear sections 2 comprises a coat strip 6 and a lateral gore 7, the upper ends of the gores being rounded, as shown at 5. The coat strips 3 of the main front sections 1 may, if desired, overlap as indicated at 8, these overlapped portions being connected by buttons 9. The upper edges 10 of the coat strips 3 and 6 are united along the shoulders as indicated at 11. Referring to Fig. 2 it will be seen that the inner edges of the rear coat strips 6 are united as shown at 12, to form the back seam of the coat, the seam terminating at a point indicated at 14, the point being located adjacent the waist. Below the point 14, the inner edges of the gores 7 are free, and may overlap, as indicated at 15 in Fig. 4. The edges 16 (see Fig. 6) of the gores 4 and 7 are connected together as indicated at 17, to form the side seams of the skirt.

The invention further includes a pair of front, auxiliary coat strips 18, each of the coat strips 18 being provided with a legforming portion 19 which enters into the construction of the trousers. The rear auxiliary coat strips are indicated at 20, each of the strips 20 having a leg-forming portion 21 which unites with the portion 19 to form the trousers. The front auxiliary coat strips 18 are provided with tongues 22, the rear auxiliary coat strips 20 being provided with tongues 23.

The upper edges 24 of the auxiliary coat strips 18 and 20 are united along the shoulders as indicated at 25. The edges 26 of the coat strips 18 are connected with the outer edges of the main coat strips 3, as shown at 27 to form the front seams of the coat. The leg-forming portions 19 of the strips 18 lie within the skirt portion of the garment, and are stitched transversely, as indicated at 28, to the upper, curved edges 5 of the gores 4. The edges 29 of the tongues 22 are connected together as inclicated at 30 in Fig. 3, to close the trousers at the waist line. The edges 31 of the tongues 22 are caught in the front seams 27 of the coat, as shown at 32.

Patented Apr. 22,1913.

The edges 33 of the coat strips 20 are stitched as indicated at 34 to the outer edges of the coat strips 6. The leg-forming extensions 21 of the coat strips 20 enter within the skirt portion of the garment and are stitched transversely, as indicated at 35, to the upper, curved edges 5 of the gores 7. The edges 36 of the tongues 23 are connected together as indicated at 37 in Fig. 3, the edges 38 of the tongues being caught in the seams 34:, as indicated at 39. The edges 40 of the auxiliary coat strips 18 and 20 are united as indicated at 41, to form the side seams of the coat. The edges 42 of the extensions 19 and 21 are united, as indicated at 43 in Fig. 4, the edges 44 of the extensions being united as indicated at 4:5 in Fig. 3 to define the inseam of the trousers.

It is to be noted that at both the front and the back of the garment, the same is longitudinally continued. Furthermore, owing to the construction last above pointed out, it is impossible for water, running down the outer face of the habit, to find its way at any point, between the coat and the skirt upon the one hand, and the trousers upon the other hand.

The auxiliary coat strips 18 and 20 are continued to form the trousers, and the trousers are so united with the skirt, along the seams 28 and 35, and at the points 89 and 32 where the tongues are connected with the body portion of the garment, that a sagging of the trousers will be prevented.

Especial attention is directed to the fact that, noting particularly Figs. 1 and 2, the number of seams upon the front and upon the rear of the garment is reduced to a minimum, the garment presenting no unsightly appearance, due to a peculiar arrangement of seams. The structure may be used as a riding habit, and with equal facility, be employed as a street garment, the skirt portion inclosing and shielding the trousers, when the garment is put to the last specified use.

It is within the scope of the invention to make the connection 37 between the tongues 23 detachable, by the use of buttons or otherwise, the same construction being carried out Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

along the connection 30 between the tongues 22. The trousers may thus be opened at the front and at the rear for an obvious purpose.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. In a riding habit, main front and rear coat strips each having gores united to form a skirt, the inner edges of the rear strips being united to form a back seam; front and rear auxiliary coat strips, the inner edges of which are secured to the main, front and rear coat strips, the outer edges of which are connected together to form the side seams of the coat, the auxiliary coat strips terminating in front and rear trouser-forming extensions, located within the gores and secured transversely to the upper edges of the gores.

2. In a riding habit, main front and rear coat strips each having gores united to form a skirt, the inner edges of the rear strips being united to form a back seam; front and rear auxiliary coat strips, the inner edges of which are secured to the main, front and rear coat strips, the outer edges of which are connected together to form the side seams of the coat, the auxiliary coat strips terminating in front and rear trouser-forming extensions, located within the gores and secured transversely to the upper edges of the gores, the extensions having tongues, the

inner edges of the tongues of the front extensions being connected with each other and the outer edges of the said tongues be ing caught in the seams of the main and auxiliary front coat strips, the inner edges of the tongues of the rear extensions being connected With each other, and the outer edges of said tongues being caught in the seams of the main and auxiliary rear coat strips. I

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

MAX COWEN.

Witnesses:

ANNIE C. FAUCHER, MARY F. GOLDEN.

Washington, D. G. 

